Israel-based Mazor Robotics has sold a Renaissance spine system to the Moscow-based N.N. Blokhin Cancer Research Center through its Russian distribution partner Neuroproject.

Here are 17 spine surgeons performing or researching lumbar and cervical disc replacement procedures. If you would like to recommend additional surgeons for this list, please contact Heather at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

New research has found that the use of bone morphogenic proteins in anterior and posterior lumbar fusions was linked with shorter hospital stays, lower infection rates and greater in-hospital costs, according to Healio.

Mequon, Wis.-based Titan Spine named two spine surgeons — Kade Huntsman, MD, and Axel Reinhardt, MD — to its Key Opinion Leader Advisory Team.

Bedford, Mass.-based ConforMIS appointed Matthew Scott as its senior vice president of operations.

Globus Medical filed suit against Johnson & Johnson this week for patent infringement, according to a Mass Device report.

This article is written by Bryan McEntire, chief technology officer for Salt Lake City-based Amedica.

GE Healthcare has unveiled a new software program for producing a readable MRI scan in patients with metal implants, according to a Dotmed Daily News report.

Here are seven things for spine surgeons to know for Thursday, May 16, 2013.

Farmingdale, N.Y.-based Misonix appointed Scott Ludecker as vice president of global sales and marketing.